Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Murray finally came to the harsh realization that Millie was far more cunning than he ever gave her credit for.

There was a time when he saw her as this pure and beautiful girl, full of innocence and joy. And what was the result?

He ended up being played for a fool, manipulated, and even lost... Anne because of her.

How could things with Roseanne have spiraled this far if it wasn't for Millie?

Thinking about this only intensified Murray's disdain for her. He couldn't bear the thought of stepping into any place she might be!

He had been crashing at the office for several days now.

Millie, too nervous to call him directly, kept using Beverley to bug him about coming home.

To appease his mother, Murray begrudgingly made his way back to the mansion.

But that was it. He was drawing the line there.

...

By the time Murray got back to the mansion, it was already 9 PM.

As he opened the door, there was Millie, attempting to take his coat.

her, making a beeline for the

hands froze mid-air, and she bit her lip in a mix

loose-fitting knitted dress, her hair cascading in front of her, giving off a

heading straight for Beverley. "You wanted me back, here I

tone

clearly dissatisfied with his dismissive attitude. "Come with me, we need to

room for argument, and Murray,

the study, Murray poured himself a glass of water, leisurely drinking it, paying no mind to Beverley's

here. Can't you show a

her son too well. Behind that perfect exterior was a

is to wish for life; to hate is to

say I wanted this child?

eyebrows raised, a clear disdain

resentment, but asking her to give up on her grandchild was

you

I might have turned a blind eye

the child is born? You're not seriously expecting

Whether or not you marry is up to you," Beverley responded

a moment: "...I

"What's the condition?"